PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dolph Lindgren (ranked 2425 p4p, 6340 weight class) and Morioka Shigemasa (ranked 329 p4p, 633 weight class). Shigemasa has chosen Keith Ape - It G Ma as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Lindgren
vs
Shigemasa

192 cm
20
212
4 - 1 - 0

192 cm
20
205
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dolph Lindgren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Morioka Shigemasa!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ron Honeybunn and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindgren fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lindgren lunges at Shigemasa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shigemasa's hand.
Shigemasa throws a low kick, looking for Lindgren's leg but Lindgren calmly moves out of range.
Shigemasa throws a hook but Lindgren avoids it easily.
Lindgren lands a jab to Shigemasa's midsection.
Lindgren scores with a shot to the body.
Lindgren throws a big shot that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Shigemasa there.
Lindgren swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lindgren has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lindgren throws out a loose jab but Shigemasa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Lindgren misses.
It seemed like Shigemasa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big right from Lindgren misses.
Dolph Lindgren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindgren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shigemasa was well out of range. Poor timing from Lindgren.
Shigemasa moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindgren walks into a straight right hand from Shigemasa.
Lindgren throws a right hand that Shigemasa ducks under and follows up with a left that Shigemasa also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shigemasa slips a jab from Lindgren.
Shigemasa staying out of range there.
Shigemasa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shigemasa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lindgren fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shigemasa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lindgren fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lindgren throws out a loose jab but Shigemasa uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lindgren.
The fighters circling - Shigemasa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lindgren seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Shigemasa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Shigemasa.
Shigemasa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lindgren. Shigemasa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lindgren throws an overhand right that lands on Shigemasa's shoulder, as Shigemasa tries to avoid the shot.
Lindgren throws a right hand that Shigemasa ducks under and follows up with a left that Shigemasa also avoids with ease.
A little jabbing left from Shigemasa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Shigemasa misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren misses with a few strikes there.
Lindgren on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like Dolph Lindgren has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lindgren takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shigemasa slips under a jab.
Shigemasa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shigemasa misses with a body shot.
Lindgren misses with an uppercut. Shigemasa saw that one coming.
Shigemasa misses the shot to the body.
Shigemasa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shigemasa is looking to land body kicks.
Shigemasa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lindgren takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice defenses there by Shigemasa.
Lindgren swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shigemasa manages to avoid it.
Lindgren lands a slapping body shot.
Lindgren moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shigemasa lunges at Lindgren with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lindgren's hand.
Good shot there by Lindgren.
Lindgren moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shigemasa takes one on the button.
A jab from Lindgren misses.
A big left from Shigemasa misses.
Lindgren throws a jab when Shigemasa was well out of range.
Shigemasa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lindgren slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shigemasa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lindgren on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lindgren. Shigemasa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shigemasa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lindgren stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shigemasa throws a big shot that misses.
Lindgren bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shigemasa's head backwards.
Lindgren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lindgren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shigemasa.
Lindgren lands a nice hook to Shigemasa's body. Shigemasa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shigemasa takes one to the chin there.
Lindgren fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lindgren waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shigemasa.
Shigemasa looks to score with a jab to the body but Lindgren is just out of range.
Lindgren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shigemasa throws out the jab.
Shigemasa lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dolph Lindgren dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dolph Lindgren's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Shigemasa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shigemasa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lindgren swinging wildly here.
Shigemasa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lindgren.
Shigemasa misses with a body kick.
Lindgren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lindgren wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dolph Lindgren is winning the standup battle so far.
Lindgren waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shigemasa.
Shigemasa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lindgren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lindgren misses with a hook.
Shigemasa connects with a body shot that sends Lindgren's belly button to the back.
Lindgren takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shigemasa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shigemasa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lindgren.
Lindgren thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shigemasa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Shigemasa moves forwards but Lindgren connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lindgren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lindgren throws a nice looking combination but Shigemasa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lindgren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shigemasa can do to turn this around?
Shigemasa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lindgren has time to react.
Shigemasa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shigemasa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lindgren swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shigemasa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lindgren throws a shot from downtown. Shigemasa moves away and avoids it.
Lindgren moves away from the strike by Shigemasa.
An attempted straight right counter from Lindgren misses the target.
Shigemasa digs a good hook to Lindgren's body.
A jab from Shigemasa misses.
Lindgren lunges at Shigemasa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shigemasa's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shigemasa.
Shigemasa throws a right and a left that Lindgren avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Shigemasa.
Shigemasa throws an overhand right that lands on Lindgren's shoulder, as Lindgren tries to avoid the shot.
Shigemasa moves away from the strike by Lindgren.
Shigemasa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shigemasa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lindgren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shigemasa lands the left hand.
Shigemasa misses with an uppercut
and Lindgren counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shigemasa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shigemasa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A swing and a miss from Lindgren.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren scores with a nice strike.
Shigemasa throws a lazy uppercut
and Lindgren counters with a stiff right hand.
Lindgren wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lindgren swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shigemasa counters with a series of strikes. Lindgren will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shigemasa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lindgren manages to avoid it.
Shigemasa throws a jab but it's blocked by Lindgren.
Lindgren swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shigemasa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lindgren has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shigemasa finds it's way round the side to connect with Lindgren's head.
Lindgren blocks a jab.
Shigemasa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindgren jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lindgren throws a hook to the side of Shigemasa's head but Shigemasa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lindgren misses with an uppercut. Shigemasa saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shigemasa slips a straight right by Lindgren.
Lindgren comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lindgren throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shigemasa tests Lindgren's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lindgren waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shigemasa.
Shigemasa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lindgren with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shigemasa to score with a decent uppercut.
A cross from Lindgren lands.
Shigemasa misses with a straight left.
Lindgren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shigemasa.
Lindgren throws out a powerful jab.
Lindgren misses the body punch
letting Shigemasa counter with a right hand.
Lindgren just misses with a punch to the body.
Lindgren misses with a hook. Shigemasa ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Morioka Shigemasa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dolph Lindgren's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Shigemasa lands a big uppercut and Lindgren crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lindgren looks OK. Shigemasa waves Lindgren back to his feet!

Lindgren is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Lindgren looks to throw the jab but Shigemasa is out of range.
Oh Lindgren is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters circling - Lindgren throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lindgren seems to have got his legs back now.
Shigemasa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle, before Shigemasa throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Lindgren's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Shigemasa lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Morioka Shigemasa!
A relieved looking Morioka Shigemasa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Dolph Lindgren spoke after the fight, saying 'Didn't work out this time, but I'd still like to thank my sponsors Conviction. Cheers guys!'.